g figure. She wondered to herself how she had ended up talking about such useless things today. Was it possible that he could really reach the Qian level with his chaotic Five Elements’ mortal bodyBut...Chapter 220: Such a Slim Waist
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Instantly, on Uncle Zhao Yanzi's living room table were lined up various bottles and jars in dazzling array.
Zhao Guang and Zhao Hongyu looked at these shiny bottles under the light, hardly believing their eyes.
"Are... are all of these from the Nine Dragons Palace" Zhao Hongyu, who usually had a calm personality, asked softly with slight tremor in her voice.
"Yes, we could have taken more, but we didn’t have time," Hao Ren said.
"Those bottles…" Zhao Guang also seemed quite surprised. He picked up one bottle at random and then another small porcelain plate came over. Opening the bottle, he poured out the divine pills inside.
With a loud clinking sound, more than ten ancient divine pills with blinding light fell into the porcelain plate, rolling around!
The large living room was instantly filled with a heavenly fragrance!
Hao Ren smelled this aroma and suddenly felt a surge within his body. His calm dragon pill started rushing through his acupoints!
Just by smelling the scent, such miraculous effects were seen! It’s unimaginable what would happen if one actually ingested these divine pills; they could instantly break through the Level 8 barrier or even the Level 9 barrier!
The legendary immortal elixir made by Queen Mother of the West was said to allow ordinary people to ascend straightaway!
"Mom! I feel dizzy!" Zhao Yanzi suddenly cried out. This fragrance, while beneficial for Hao Ren's cultivation, was hard for her to bear.
Seeing these beautiful bottles filled with ancient divine pills, Zhao Guang and Zhao Hongyu exchanged looks of surprise and hurriedly put the divine pills back into their bottles.
The appearance of divine pills could trigger heavenly anomalies; that would be disastrous!
Seeing her parents' panic for the first time, Zhao Yanzi blinked her eyes. "Mom, are these divine pills really so powerful"
"A single bottle is equivalent to an ancient treasure! It's like you guys have brought back several ancient treasures!" Excitedly, Zhao Hongyu pinched Zhao Yanzi’s cheeks and said.
Upon hearing this from Zhao Hongyu, Zhao Yanzi finally looked delighted. "Mom! I told you we'd definitely bring back many things; otherwise, given the tight schedule, how could we retrieve techniques from Lord Ba Xia's Hall"
"What You guys also went to Lord Ba Xia’s Hall!" It was impossible for Zhao Hongyu to describe in words her astonishment.
Zhao Guang also looked at Zhao Yanzi in surprise, almost suspecting that the little girl was lying.
"Yeah, we first went to the Bi Z Zi Hall and found three groups of people there. So we continued searching and entered the Ba Xia Hall because it's difficult to pick up the practice methods there. Then we went to the Lingzhen Hall and finally obtained these divine pills," Hao Ren echoed Zhao Yanzi.
Hearing Hao Ren say this, Zhao Guang and Zhao Hongyu no longer doubted that Zhao Yanzi was boasting, but their expressions of surprise remained unchanged.
Because they had never heard of anyone being able to enter the Nine Dragons Palace and consecutively find three separate halls! They could even calmly obtain flying bottle medicinal pills! Each bottle contained more than ten divine pills! If all poured out, that would be hundreds of ancient divine pills sparkling with golden light!
"It's all Xiao Bai's contribution. Without Xiao Bai being able to fly, we'd barely reach the first hall," Zhao Yanzi said.
Xiao Bai
Zhao Hongyu was a bit puzzled.
"Yes! Uncle, or rather, Hao Ren’s spirit beast," Zhao Yanzhi replied. She seemed to call Hao Ren "Uncle" quite easily; even in the most critical moments when she was shot out from the Nine Dragons Palace, she had called him that way.
Hao Ren took advantage of the situation and let Xiao Cì out from the Medi Space. And Xiao Bai learned his lesson, appearing as a small figure by default in the city.
"Xiao Bai, transform!" Zhao Yanzhi stretched her hand out, rubbing its head.
Chirp chirp!
Xiao Bai seemed to call weakly and suddenly rolled over, transforming into a one-meter-tall snow lion!
"Xiao Bai, fly!" Zhao Yanzhi pointed at the ceiling. It was obvious that she already treated Xiao Bai as a circus performer.
Xiao Bai understood Zhao Yanzhi's intention and jumped but unexpectedly didn’t take off in flight.
“Xiao Bai, fly!” Zhao Yanzhi grew anxious and patted its butt.
Grrr! Grrr! Xiao Bai made an effort to do so, but could not manage to fly. Occasionally, a spark would appear on his claws, the most it could do.
"I get it; within the Nine Dragons Palace’s environment, abundant spiritual energy allows spirit beasts to surpass their natural talents and abilities. However, outside of the Nine Dragons Palace, where there's little spiritual energy, its natural talents cannot be fully utilized,"
Zhao Guang looked at Xiao Bai and said.
Xiao Bai looked around, seeing Zhao Guang and then Hao Ren with a hint of grievance in his eyes.
Perhaps feeling embarrassed about not being able to fly and unable to take the tough route, Xiao Bai changed back to the cute route by rolling on the ground all over.
This made Hao Ren feel exasperated. Come on, please, don't act cute with such a big body type.
To prevent it from embarrassing him again, Hao Ren decided to put Xiao Bai back into the芥子空間. Once back in the芥子空間, Xiao Bai started venting its frustration by swinging Yi Yitao's long spear around while biting on it.
"The matter of divine pills must not be leaked out," Zhao Guang gathered all the bottles from the table. "As for how to use these divine pills specifically, I need to discuss with a few core elders back at the sect. After all, they are ancient divine pills, and given our constitution, we might not be able to consume them directly."
Hao Ren nodded in agreement, thinking Zhao Guang's words made sense. Just like how Zhao Jiayan’s group got diarrhea after eating cakes with tonifying qi pills from the Lu sisters, ordinary cultivators might also be unable to bear the immense energy of ancient divine pills, potentially resulting in their bodies exploding!
"However, don't worry, Ren. This merit is yours. Once I confirm a safe way to take them with the elders, half of the力多艦’s divine pills will be given to you."
"No need, this time entering the Nine Dragon Palace was sheer luck. Now that East Sea is in peril, the elders might need these divine pills more than me. My cultivation level is still shallow; I hope to enhance my realm through practice rather than relying on pills," Hao Ren said.
“Alright,” Zhao Guang put away the bottles without further pleasantries and led Hao Ren upstairs. “Come with me to the small study, we need to record in detail everything that happened inside the Nine Dragon Palace this time. You managed to enter three chambers, which greatly enriches our records—especially about the Ba Xia Chamber’s situation and its martial arts techniques. This is something we were previously unaware of.”
It was clear Zhao Guang had a keen interest in those ancient martial arts.
"Alright!" Hao Ren stood up and followed Zhao Guang upstairs.
In the small study on the third floor, Hao Ren took out the map to describe in detail what happened inside the Nine Dragon Palace over three hours. Soon, Zhao Hongyu also arrived, holding special scales and brushes to add details onto Hao Ren’s map.
The Yuan Long Grand Hall didn’t need corrections as it matched previous descriptions; the Ya Zi Chamber was often easiest to find, thus its part on the map was already detailed; the Ba Lin Chamber had been invaded once by a South Sea cultivator, but information was vague and incomplete. The situation of the Ba Xia Chamber they learned for the first time: giant stone tablets there contained ancient martial arts techniques—the very important information.
From 5 PM to 7 PM, Zhao Guang meticulously asked about every detail in this trial, which Zhao Hongyu recorded diligently. Getting the divine pills from力多艦 was a huge surprise, but obtaining these valuable informational materials was equally significant.
The most critical part was that the other three Dragon Palaces believed Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi had run away after reaching Ya Zi Hall without finding any other chambers—returning empty-handed. They certainly didn’t think Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi acquired divine pills from力多艦 and investigated the situations of all three remaining halls!
During this process, Zhao Hongyu secretly admired Hao Ren's meticulousness; he even thought to count his steps to calculate the distance from the teleportation point to the eastern entrance of Yuan Long Grand Hall, as well as the minimum time needed for such a journey—a level of detail unimaginable by previous cultivators.
Hao Ren’s current power might be weak, but with this kind of mind, there would be no worries about East Sea's prosperity!
Moreover, his cultivation technique, Split Light Sword Shadows Technique, which integrates the five elements, seemed insignificant at first, yet it shone in the Nine Dragon Palace! Without relying on magical treasures, he could transform his own spirit energy into chaotic sword qi, perfectly echoing the ancient era’s spiritual techniques!
In the Nine Dragon Palace, the hardest challenge was not being able to use flying swords or magical treasures; even elemental spells were greatly restricted. However, Hao Ren's spirit beast Xiao Bai and Split Light Sword Shadows Technique solved all these challenges!
Zhao Hongyu put away the map, looking at Hao Ren with growing admiration for this "potential share." She was secretly proud of her discernment in choosing a son-in-law—she had indeed made the right decision!
"Will you stay here tonight" Zhao Hongyu asked as she tucked the map into her須彌寶物.
"Let’s go back to school; it’s not good to frequently live elsewhere," Hao Ren replied.
Zhao Hongyu respected Hao Ren's decision and nodded gently.
Seeing Hao Ren leave the small attic, Zhao Hongyu paused for a moment before suddenly turning to look at Zhao Guang,
"What do you think of Ah Ren"
"Hmm, he’s thoughtful and calm, definitely someone capable of great things." Zhao Guang's eyes sparkled with admiration.
"I also believe that Ah Ren is a lucky star. When we in the East Sea were at our most difficult time, he got us several bottles of divine pills. Our East Sea has a chance to recover," said Zhao Hongyu.
"A person’s capability isn’t always about their individual strength but rather how they handle various relationships. Ah Ren can keep many superpowerful individuals around him in harmony. Individually, each one could cause chaos across the entire Donghai City, yet under his coordination, everything remains stable. That's a natural talent," Zhao Guang said calmly.
Zhao Hongyu smiled slightly, "With you saying that, it seems like Ah Zi might not be good enough for him. Heehee, I hope he can handle Zhen Tongzi too."
On the second floor, returning to his room, Hao Ren changed out of his Taoist robe and put on his regular clothes. Having skipped class for a day already made him somewhat anxious.
He walked over to Zhao Yanzi’s room next door, quietly opened the door, and saw her lying propped up at her desk busily doing homework; tomorrow she would be attending school as usual after the trial had ended today.
Perhaps hearing the door creak open, Zhao Yanzi wearing pajamas turned to see Hao Ren.
"What are you here for" Zhao Yanzi puffed up her cheeks and glared at Hao Ren.
Hao Ren smiled, "I have something I want to tell you."
"What is it" Zhao Yanzi straightened up a bit, feeling slightly tense.
"Your waist is quite soft," Hao Ren said.
Zhao Yanzi froze for a moment and then realized that Hao Ren was referring to when she had ridden on Little White and he had supported her from behind earlier today. She immediately frowned and grabbed the pillow at her back, throwing it at Hao Ren as she shouted, "You jerk."
Hao Ren quickly closed the door before the pillow hit him, then happily left.
Sometimes, deliberately provoking her was quite amusing too.
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